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The General Assembly's Public Health Committee has handled some of the most emotional and hotly contested issues of the session. 

Lawmakers held a 24-hour public hearing filled by parents opposed to vaccines.  Some of those same parents rallied outside the state capitol as lawmakers voted to end religious exemptions to school vaccine requirements .

Some legislators on the panel choked up as they described their personal experiences with the loss of loved ones during debate on a failed bill that would have allowed terminally ill patients to request life-ending medication. 

The day before the show, the committee's leader presented a bill to the state Senate that promotes a different way of looking at racism -- As a public health crisis.  

This hour, we speak to that committee leader.

Guests:

Mary Daugherty Abrams -- State Senator Co-chair of the General Assembly’s Public Health Committee. She is a Democrat who represents Cheshire, Meriden, Middletown, Middlefield, and Rockfall.

Christine Stuart -- Owner and editor in chief of Connecticut News Junkie and a reporter for NBC Connecticut. 

The General Assembly's Public Health Committee has handled some of the most emotional and hotly contested issues of the session.&nbsp;
Lawmakers held a 24-hour public hearing filled by parents opposed to vaccines.&nbsp; Some of those same parents rallied outside the state capitol as lawmakers voted to end religious exemptions to school vaccine requirements .
Some legislators on the panel choked up as they described their personal experiences with the loss of loved ones during debate on a failed bill that would have allowed terminally ill patients to request life-ending medication.&nbsp;
The day before the show, the committee's leader presented a bill to the state Senate that promotes a different way of looking at racism -- As a public health crisis.&nbsp;&nbsp;
This hour, we speak to that committee leader.
Guests:
Mary Daugherty Abrams --&nbsp;State Senator Co-chair of the General Assembly&rsquo;s Public Health Committee. She is a Democrat who represents Cheshire, Meriden, Middletown, Middlefield, and Rockfall.
Christine Stuart --&nbsp;Owner and editor in chief of Connecticut News Junkie and a reporter for NBC Connecticut.&nbsp;

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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